Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 7 – 2018 (August) Question: I have a 12 gauge Harrington and Richardson side-by-side shotgun that I have owned since I was a teenager. It is very light and because of this I love taking it quail shooting, but occasionally I have a crack at some […]
Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 6 – 2018 (July) Question: What is the protocol on fired hulls? I have a pet hate towards people that just spit their used shotgun shells out on the ground expecting someone else will pick them up. Most ranges that I have been to provide bins […]
Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 5 – 2018 (June) Question: I have been shooting clays for many years right across Australia, but have settled now in South-East Queensland where there are plenty of choices to shoot Trap or Sporting. One thing that really annoys me in Queensland is the whining about […]
Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 4 – 2018 (May) Question: I visited some different clay shooting ranges last year with my friends and was really interested and keen to get more involved as I have been a rifle owner for many years, but I rarely ever get the chance to hunt […]
Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 2 – 2018 (March) Question: I have always struggled with the concept of “lead” when referring to clay target shooting. Recently I have tried my hand at some Sporting Clays and on the long crossing targets everyone tells me “I need to lead the target more”. […]
Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 1 – 2018 (February) Question: I noticed that the governing body for International shooting (ISSF) have brought in a rule starting in 2018 that both men and women will shoot exactly the same amount of targets in all of their major world Trap and Skeet competitions. […]
Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 11 – 2017 (December) Question: I have an old Gamba Sporting shot gun that I have used in the field and on clays for some time. It has a 30-inch (76 centimetre) barrel on it and comes with a handful of interchangeable chokes. I am told […]
Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 10 – 2017 (November) Question: I am toying with the idea of buying an all round shotgun to shoot mainly Sporting Clays, but also Trap and occasionally Skeet. I am a little confused as to what length barrel to buy. I have looked at 71 centimetre, […]
Russell Mark Australian Shooter Magazine, Question and Answers Article 9 – 2017 (October) Question: Is there any news regarding the possible inclusion of a Sporting Clays event in the Olympic Games now that Double Trap has been abolished? I would think with the increased popularity of this discipline world wide this may be a chance? […]